Vulnerable species

Conservation status
by IUCN Red List category
Conservation status by IUCN Red List category
Extinct
Extinct (EX); Extinct in the Wild (EW);	(list); (list);
Threatened
Critically Endangered (CR); Endangered (EN); Vulnerable (VU);	(list); (list); (list);
Lower Risk
Near Threatened (NT); Conservation Dependent (CD); Least Concern (LC);	(list); (list);
	Other categories
Data Deficient (DD); Not Evaluated (NE);	(list);
	Related topics International Union for the; Conservation of Nature (IUCN); IUCN Red List; NatureServe status; Lists of organisms by population;
	; Comparison of Red list classes above; and NatureServe status below;
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A vulnerable species is a species of animals or plants which are threatened with extinction unless something changes. Something has to be done to remove the things that are harmful to their survival, and their rate of reproduction needs to increase.

A vulnerable species is one which has been categorised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. There are now 4728 animals and 4914 plants listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Mammals

Vulnerable species of mammals include:

Colombian weasel
Eastern spotted skunk
Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
Gray bat
Marbled polecat
Pygmy spotted skunk

Birds

Vulnerable species of birds include:

White-fronted ground dove

References

↑ IUCN (2012). "IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EX, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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[iucn_2012.2-1] IUCN (2012). "IUCN Red List version 2012.2: Table 2: Changes in numbers of species in the threatened categories (CR, EX, VU) from 1996 to 2012 (IUCN Red List version 2012.2) for the major taxonomic groups on the Red List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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Conservation status by IUCN Red List category

Extinct
Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW)	(list) (list)
Threatened
Critically Endangered (CR) Endangered (EN) Vulnerable (VU)	(list) (list) (list)
Lower Risk
Near Threatened (NT) Conservation Dependent (CD) Least Concern (LC)	(list) (list)
Other categories
Data Deficient (DD) Not Evaluated (NE)	(list)
Related topics International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) IUCN Red List NatureServe status Lists of organisms by population
Comparison of Red list classes above and NatureServe status below
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